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The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will hold a town hall meeting regarding the proposed city of Sharon Springs on Tuesday, February 27. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College.
The purpose of the town hall meeting is for the Board of Commissioners to hear from the public regarding the proposal to create the new city of Sharon Springs within Forsyth County. The members of Forsyth County’s state delegation are also invited to attend.
During this town hall, public comment is encouraged.
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Program will be held at Senior Services’ Center at Charles Place
Forsyth County Senior Services will host an open panel discussion on aging Wednesday, July 12, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Center at Charles Place, located at 595 Dahlonega Street near downtown Cumming.
The panel discussion will feature four experts on the topic of aging: Danielle Cefalu Humphrey, attorney with Hurley Elder Care Law; Kim Ruiz, BSW, social services specialist with the Division of Aging Services; Ashley Magistro, LACP, life counselor with Avita Community Partners; and Robin Pingeton-Nelson, nurse practitioner with Transitional Care Physicians of Atlanta. After discussion, the ...

Update 9.1.17: Crews are working to have half of the new roundabout paved and open to traffic sometime next week, which will give motorists access onto Dr. Bramblett Rd. Work will continue on the second half of the roundabout in the coming weeks.
Update: This closure is now slated to begin Friday, June 16.
Holbrook Road at the intersection of Holbrook Road and Burnt Bridge Road, located in northeast Forsyth County, will be temporarily closed to through traffic beginning Monday, June 12. The closure will allow for the construction of a roundabout.
The road will be closed for approximately 45 days.
Motorists’ patience during ...

Read up on the latest Forsyth County government news, upcoming events and information in the April edition of The Current, Forsyth County government’s monthly newsletter. Click here to view The Current newsletter.

For the fifth consecutive year, Forsyth County has been named the healthiest county in Georgia.
The distinction comes as part of the annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps study initiated by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
The rankings are based on county residents’ quality of life and length of life, and the report presents a series of other factors that help influence those criteria. Among those components are health behaviors (obesity, tobacco use, access to exercise opportunities, etc.), clinical care, social and economic factors like unemployment and poverty, and physical environment.
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Feature available at forsythco.com
As another way for Forsyth County citizens to hear directly from their district commissioners, a new feature has been launched on the Forsyth County government website. The new feature enables each of the county’s five commissioners to post information specifically about their district.
The information posted by each commissioner can be found on their district pages, each of which is accessible via a direct URL:
forsythco.com/District1
forsythco.com/District2
forsythco.com/District3
forsythco.com/District4
forsythco.com/District5
The Forsyth County website – forsythco.com – serves as the central source of ...

Group programs can now be scheduled
A new adventure is coming to Sawnee Mountain Preserve. A climbing tower is scheduled to open in April and will be used for camps, group programs, birthday parties and individual climbing passes.
The tower allows for top-rope climbing, lead climbing and rappelling. There are multiple routes ranging in heights from 32 to 38 feet, and it offers areas for climbing and rappelling. The tower has 2,208 square feet of climbing area and can accommodate up to 10 climbers and two rappel participants at one time. Beginning on Saturdays in August, the tower will play host ...

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